ICR Attachment D - Wage Rate Tables

EPA ICR No. 1759.05 OMB Control No. 2070-0148

ATTACHMENT D

Wage Rate Tables for Agricultural Employers and Agricultural Workers

Agricultural Employers
Labor Category:	Formula	Wage Rate
Unloaded Hourly Rate1	= W	$23.47
Benefits Percentage2	Lb = B/W	43%
Benefits per hour	B = W*Lb	$10.09
Loaded Hourly Rate	Wb = W + B = W(1+Lb)	$33.56
Overhead Percentage3	Lo = OH/Wb	50%
Overhead per hour	OH = Wb*Lo	$16.78
Fully Loaded Hourly Rate	Wf = Wb + OH = W + B + OH	$50.34
1. Data Source: BLS http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_11.htm NAICS: Sector 11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting Standard Occupational Code: 11-9012 - Farmers and Ranchers May 2006 data
2. Fringe benefits/wage per hour.
3. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual, Sixth Edition, EPA-452-02-001, January 2002, pg. 2-34. The loading for indirect costs is within the range of 20-70% of the load labor rate (wage + benefits) suggested in EPA guidance.

Agricultural Workers
Labor Category:	Formula	Wage Rate
Unloaded Hourly Rate1	= W	$8.10
Benefits Percentage2	Lb = B/W	43%
Benefits per hour	B = W*Lb	$3.48
Loaded Hourly Rate	Wb = W + B = W(1+Lb)	$11.58
Overhead Percentage3	Lo = OH/Wb	50%
Overhead per hour	OH = Wb*Lo	$5.79
Fully Loaded Hourly Rate	Wf = Wb + OH = W + B + OH	$17.37
1. Data Source: BLS http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_11.htm NAICS: Sector 11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting Standard Occupational Code: 45-2092 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse May 2006 data
2. Fringe benefits/wage per hour.
3. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual, Sixth Edition, EPA-452-02-001, January 2002, pg. 2-34. The loading for indirect costs is within the range of 20-70% of the load labor rate (wage + benefits) suggested in EPA guidance.